Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-12

proved so that instead OF appearing 70 De
an approved account for the sum OF
800 it appeared an approved account for
$3.50. The committee recommended his
discharge and dismissal from the office.
The report was adopted, and resolu-
ton dismissiBg Mr.. Hennessy passed
unanimously.
On motion of Senator Harrison, the
Senate proceeded to the election Of a
new Sergeant-at- and Captain W.
T. Brewer was unanimously elected.
The House hill to validate the purchase
of land in La Sale county by Pierce
Johnson passed to third reading.
Senator Burney, chairman OF the JOINT
committee on the part Of the Senate 70
investigate the Comptroller's office, m4de
a report which was somewhat lengthy.
The Senate adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
Bills were introduced by Mr.. Goethe,
amending the road law SO as to make al
male persons between the age OF eighteen
and forty-fve liable to road duty, except
ing, however, ministers Of the gospel and
school teachers actually engaged IN their
duties. invalids and members of any COM
psny OF volunteer guards organized under
the military law.
Bv Mr.. Curry, setting aside ell bodies
Of land in organized end unorgaDizrd
counties known as scrap lands aud state
lands, and all lands forfeited by railroads
and not row declared as public domain,
for the purpose Of increasing the perma-
nent fund Of the public free schools.
By Mr.. Groce, amending the law as to
partition of real estate 50 that courts in
their decree OF partition shall require tie
commissioners TO set aside to parties the
part improved, provided the improve
ments DO not embrace q greater area OF
land than the parties are entitled TO, and
providing the commissioners shall divide
the partitioned estate into as many shares
as there are persons entitled to it.
Several petitions on all subjects We're
presented.
House bill No. &C, against unlawful
fencing of lands, was read and laid on
the table subject to call.
House bill No. l57, providing for the
apDOintment OF receivers and to define
their powers and duties, was passed. The
object of the bill is to afford claimants
against railroads for damages of property
some other resource than by awards of
masters in chancery in the United States
courts and without prejudice to the
rights under the new order OF things
caused bV railroads passing into the
hands of receivers.
Substitute House bill No. 1874, extend
ing the scope Of the law as to Offenses
against property 50 as to embrace mali
cious injuries by explosives in houses
ana other causes, was read for the
third time. The penalty where the dam
age is not over $40 is fine of not over
$1,000, and where the damage is greater
than $40 the penalty is from two to five
years in the penitentiary.
Pending consideration the House got
under call and House bill No. $50, adding
agriculture to the province of the duties
of the Commissioner of Statistics,
! passed.
| Mr.. Steele called up House bill No. 257
amending the law against selling intoxi
cauts in prohibition districts.
| Mr.. Prendergast offered q substitute fol
! the bill and moved that the bill and sub
stitute be postponed I'LL Monday, to be
printed Carried.
Senate bill No. 20 was under COnsidera
ton when the call of the House being
suspended, House bill No. 191 was again
considered and passed.
| Senate bill No. 20, amending the law Of
/ sequestratiOn, passed.
! Senate bill No. l5j, amending the praC.
tice as to taking dispositions of witnesses,
passed.
Senate bill No. PSI, creating commits
sion Of arbitration and award of three
| Judges, to have the same salary as Judges
| of the Supreme court, which revives what
! is known as the Court of Commissioners
| of Appeals, passed.
The House added to the Gresham rail
road bill various amendments to Mr.
! Bells classification amendment, which is
a mass of figures, to cover transportation
for all classes of freight for a series OF
distances, increasing every ten miles
| from ten to $50 miles. The amended
amendment was adopted, and the bill as
amended was engrossed.
The Senate partition fence bill passed
| to the third reading.
| Also Senate BILL amending the laws as
| to venires.
Also Senate bill authorizing cities and
! towns to compromise their Indebtedness
and Liver their rates of special taxation
so as to correspond to reduced obliga-
! tons.
The sherif's fee bill as recommended
! by the sherif's convention was engrossed.
The House adjourned.